PDFL Handbook

In the case of a revised fixture date, the Clubs must be given by the Competition 5 clear days’ notice of the match (unless otherwise mutually agreed).

(D) The Secretary of Home Club must give notice in writing, by telephone or email , of full particulars of the location of, and access to, the ground and time of Kick-Off to the match Officials and the Secretary of the opposing club at least 5 clear days prior to the playing of the match. The Away Club shall seek and acknowledge receipt of such particulars.

Any club failing to comply with this rule shall be liable to a fine of not less than £10.00

A Club official must be present at the ground to meet the Referee (and Assistants) at least 30 minutes prior to kick-off.

(E) In the event of a Club playing in any match with less than 11 (eleven) players they may be fined £5.00 for each missing player. Clubs must provide written communication (either electronically, or by post), highlighting the reasons for the shortfall of players within 48 hours of the match being played (excluding Sundays). A minimum of seven play- ers will constitute a team for a Competition match. (F) (i) Home and Away matches shall be played. In the event of a club failing to keep its engagement the Board shall have the power to inflict a fine, deduct points from the defaulting club, award the points from the match in question to the opponents, order the defaulting club to pay any expenses incurred by the opponents or otherwise deal with them except the award of goals. Notwithstanding the foregoing home and away provision, the Board shall have power to order a match to be played on a neutral ground or on the opponent’s ground if they satisfied that such action is warranted by the circumstances. Any Club unable to fulfil a fixture must, without delay, give notice to the Fixtures/Referee Secretary, the Secretary of the opposing Club and the match officials. Any Club failing to comply shall be dealt with by the Board who may inflict a fine. (ii) Any Club with more than one team in the Competition shall always fulfil its fixture, within the Competition, in the following order of precedence: - First Team, Reserve Team, A Team, B Team, C Team. Clubs in breach of this require- ment shall be fined a sum not exceeding £150 or otherwise dealt with by the Board. (iii) Any Club unable to fulfil a fixture or where a fixture has been postponed for any reason must, without delay, give notice to the (Fixtures) Secretary, the Competition Referees Secretary, the Secretary of the opposing Club and the match officials. Any Club failing to comply shall be dealt with by the Board who may inflict a fine. (iv) In the event of a match not being played or abandoned owing to causes over which neither club has control, it shall be played in its entirety on a date to be mutually agreed by the two clubs and approved by the Board. Failing such an agreement and notification to the (Fixture/Referee Secretary) within 2 (Two) days the Board shall have power to order the match to be played on a named date or on or before a given date. Providing gate money is taken and re- tained the visiting club shall receive their actual standard class rail or bus fares or the equivalent for 4 (four) persons, or car allowance at 40p per mile for transporting 4 (four) persons, or hire charge of a coach (receipt to be submitted). The residue (if any) to be equally divided between the two clubs after deducting the cost of advertising, printing, posting, police and match officials charges. The home club shall take the whole of the proceeds of the second match. (v) The Board shall review all matches abandoned in cases where it is consequent upon the conduct of either or both teams. Where it is to the advantage of the competition and does no injustice to either club, the Board shall be em- powered to order the score at the time of the abandonment to stand. In all cases where the Board is satisfied that the match was abandoned owing to the conduct of one team or its club members they shall be empowered to award the points for the match to the opponents. In cases where a match is abandoned owing to the conduct of both teams and their club members, the Board shall rule all points for the match as void. No fine(s) can be applied by the Board for an

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